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Alzheimer’s drama ‘Banr’ heads to Busan film market
“Banr” is a Canadian-Chinese drama written, directed and produced by Erica Xia-Hou.
It follows a married couple whose 40-year relationship is tested as the wife develops Alzheimer’s disease and loses her memory.
Sui Li and Baoqing Li play the couple, while Xia-Hou plays their daughter.
The film focuses on how the illness affects love, loneliness and the family’s everyday life.
Hong Kong-based Cappu Films has taken on worldwide sales for the film.
It will present “Banr” to buyers at the Asian Contents & Film Market, held alongside the Busan International Film Festival.
The company hopes to sell the film to audiences around the world.
Cappu Films has taken on worldwide sales for the Alzheimer’s drama “Banr.”
The Canadian-Chinese film was written, directed and produced by Erica Xia-Hou.
Cappu is presenting the film to buyers at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
The story follows a couple whose 40-year marriage is tested by the wife’s Alzheimer’s disease.
The film premiered in the Narrative Features lineup at the 2025 Slamdance Film Festival.
- Who
- Cappu Films is handling worldwide sales for “Banr,” written, directed and produced by Erica Xia-Hou.
- What
- The film is being presented to buyers at the Busan market.
- When
- It heads to the Busan market after its 2025 world premiere at Slamdance. The market dates are not stated.
- Where
- The Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
- Why
- Cappu is presenting the film to buyers and helping it reach audiences around the world.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
If memory disappears, does love disappear with it?
Memory can disappear, a person can disappear, and even a life together can become unrecognizable – but love can remain after the memory that once contained it is gone.
The film looks closely at the everyday choices a family makes when someone they love begins to lose their memory.
We look forward to introducing it to buyers in Busan and helping it reach audiences around the world.
Banr” had its world premiere in the Narrative Features lineup at the Slamdance Film Festival.
Cappu Films took on worldwide sales and prepared to present the film to buyers at the Busan market.
- Worldwide sales
- Cappu Films
- Writer, director and producer
- Erica Xia-Hou
- Marriage at the center of the story
- 40 years
- World premiere
- 2025 Slamdance Film Festival
- Film market
- Asian Contents & Film Market, Busan International Film Festival
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